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N. PEIERS. PHOTO-UTHOGRAPMER. WASHINGTON. D C.

CUsTAvUs v. sHIPr, or soCIAL CIRCLE, GEORGIA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,311, dated May 4,1880.

Application filed october 15, 1ero.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GUsrAVUs V. SHIPP, ofSocial Circle, in the county of Valton, and in the State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing- Machines;and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,making a part of this speciiication, in which- Figure l is a perspectiveview of my iinproved device as arranged for use. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of the saine upon a central longitudinal line. Figs. 3, 4, and 5are like views of said device as arranged for differenttliicknesses ofclothing. Fig. 6 is a central longitudinal section of said device withits bearing-board supported upon a central pivotal bearing, and Fig. 7is a like view of the same when arranged for use as a clotheswrmger.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

The design of my invention is to enable soiled clothing to be easily andquickly cleansed without wear or injury to the fabric; to which end itconsists, principally, in a washing-machine in which is combined with areservoir for containing water a perforated support for sustainingsoiled clothing, a iiexible apron attached to said perforated supportfor covering said clothing, and a rubber of rollers capable of beingmoved over said apron and of compressing the said clothing beneath thesame, substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter specified.

It consists, further, in a washing-machine having a perforated supportfor soiled clothing which is capable of oscillation upon an axialcentral bearing, substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter setforth.

It consists, further, in the means employed for giving to the pressureor washing rollers a variable pressure and a movement over the soiledclothing, substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter specified.

It consists, further,.in the means employed for varying the height ofthe washing or pressure rollers, substantially as and for the purposehereinafter shown.

It consists, finally, in the device as a whole,

its several parts being combined to operate in the manner and for thepurpose substantially as hereinafter set forth.

1n the annexed drawings, A represents a rectangular reservoir, havingany desired capacity, supported upon or by means of four legs, B, andhaving its upper side open except where a ange, a, extends horizontallyinward at one end and along about two-thirds the length of each side, asshown in Fig. l.

The end of the reservoir A opposite to the end provided with the iiangea, is reduced somewhat in height, and to its upper edge is hinged astrip, a', that has its lower or inner side beveled, so that when saidstrip is turned inward to a horizontal position its said lower side willincline upward and toward the center of said reservoir and prevent waterfrom splashing over said end.

Within the reservoir A is placed a false bottom, C, which loosely fillsthe space horizontally, is provided with perforations c over itsentiresurface, which are enlarged from their upper to their lower ends,and'at each corner is cut away, so as to permit of the insertion .of thehand of the operator when it is necessary to remove said bottom.

The false bottom C is intended to have a rocking movementlongitudinally, and is either cut away upon its lower side, as shown inFigs. 2 and 7 so as to have a curved lower surface, or is supported atits longitudinal center upon a rib of rubber, D, which is secured to andextends across the real bottom of said reservoir, and forms a fulcrumfor and upon which said false bottom oscillates, as seen in Fig. 6.

To one end of the false bottom C is secured one end of a strip of cottonor other fabric, E, which corresponds in width and length to the likedimensions of said part, and has attached to its free end a bar, e, ofsuch size and length as to hold said cloth in position when stretchedout. Said cloth or apron is to be used as a covering for soiled clothingF, which is first placed upon the false bottom 0 and said apron E thenstretched over the same, as seen in Figs. 2 to 7.

The clothing F is cleansed by a rolling pressure, which is secured bymeans of two or more rollers, G, that are journaled within a frame, H,and are moved back and forth over IOO the apron E, sufficient pressurebeing applied to said rollers to thoroughly squeeze the water from saidclothing as they pass from end to end.

The rollers-G (preferably wooden) have such length as to enable them tomove freely be tween the side walls of the reservoir A, and are thusmoved and are given the necessary downward pressure by means of twolevers, I, that are connected together at one end by means of across-bar, I', and at their opposite ends are journaled upon a shaft, K,which has a length nearly equal to the inside width of said reservoir,and upon each end outside of said levers has journaled a roller, 7c.

Upon each side of each lever Lnear the shaft K, are providedtwohalf-roundlugs, i, that have different elevations, and correspond to andiit within correspondin gl y-formed bearings h, that are secured to orupon the upper side of the frame H. The levers thus constructed areemployed as shown in the drawings, the rollers 7c being containedbeneath the flanges a, and one of each of the lugs t' upon the lowerside of each lever being placed within the contiguous bearing h, afterwhich said levers are moved lengthwise of the reservoir, and with themthe frame of rollers, the downward pressure given to the outer end ofsaid levers governing the pressure of said rollers upon the clothingbeing cleansed.

` The variations in height of the lugs a' upon each side of the levers Ienable the rollerframe to be operated upon a lesser or greater quantityof clothing without material variation in the height of the rear endsofthe operating-levers; but in order that still greater variations maybe made in the height of said roller-frame the journaled ends of saidlevers are curved, so that by reversing the position of thelever-framethe adjustments shown in Figs. 2 to 5 may be secured.

In use the water is pressed from the soiled clothing by each roller asit passes over the same and immediately returns to said clothing as theroller leaves it, the result being the removal of dirt by the movementsof the water and without friction from the operating meehanism.

The apron prevents contact between the rollers and clothing, so that noinjury can result to the nest fabric while being operated upon.

In consequence of the central bearing of the false bottom, the latter iscaused to rock asy the rollers pass to and fro, the result being thatthe water is forced upward through the clothing each time either end ofsaid false bottom is tilted downward, and the operation of removing dirtfrom the former is thus hastened.

If desired, the roller-frame may be partly or wholly cased at its upperside, so as'to prevent suds from flying outward, or for the same purposea part or the whole of the upper sid'e ot' the reservoir may be covered.

When it is desired to use the device for wringing clothing the water isremoved from the reservoir, a sheet of rubber, L, about threeeighths ofan inch in thickness, is placed upon the perforated bottom, and the wetclothing then placed upon said rubber and covered by the apron, as seenin Fig. 7 and the rollers moved back and forth and pressure applied,when all water will be pressed out of said clothing into the spacebeneath said perforated bottom.

For such use the rollers should be made of rubber; but as rubber rollerswill answer as well as wooden rollers for use in washing clothing, butone set is absolutely necessary.

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my invention, whatI claim as new l, A washing-machine in which is combined with areservoir for containing water a perforated support for sustainingsoiled clothing, a flexible apron attached to said bed for covering saidclothing, and a rubber of rollers capable of being moved over said apronand of compressing the said clothing beneath the same, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

2. In combination with the frame H ot' the rollers Gr, having thebearings h, the levers I, provided with lugs t', the shaft K, having endrollers 7c, and the iianges a upon the inner upper side of the reservoirA, said parts being constructed to operate in the manner and for thepurpose substantially as specified.

3. As a means for varying the height of the roller-frame H, and incombination with the same and with the flanges a of the reservoir A, thelevers I, journaled upon the roller-shaft K, and provided upon oppositesides with lugs i, that have different heights, and are each adapted forengagement with the bearings h, substantially as and for the purposeshown.

4. The hereinbefore described machine, in which are combined thereservoir A, provided with the anges a, the perforated false bottom C,the apron E, the rollers Gr, secured within the frame H, that hasbearings h, the levers I, provided with lugs t', the shaft K, and therollers 7c, all combined to operate substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this29th day of September, 1879.

GUSTAVUS V. SHIPP.

l/Vitnesses:

A. S. FLORENCE, A. M. CoL'roN.

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